You can attach manufacturer information to materials in your materials library. You can then view the manufacturer information any time you are viewing the material’s properties.
To attach manufacturer information to a material:
Select File > Catalogs > Catalog Manager, or right-click an element in the catalog panel and select Catalog Manager.
In the Catalog Manager, select Libraries > Materials.
Select the material you want to edit, then right-click and select Edit Material, or click on one of the swatches.
In the Edit Materials dialog, click the Browse button next to the manufacturer logo pane (located in the top right corner of the dialog).
In the Manufacturers dialog, select the manufacturer you want to attach to the material. You can add or edit manufacturers if necessary.
Click OK.
Note: You can also access the materials library through an element’s Appearance property page. Note that if you edit a material when editing an element that has been inserted in your drawing, the customized material is only available in the current project when editing the properties of inserted elements. See About Material Editing.